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Inherited coagulation disorders in cirrhotic patients with portal vein thrombosis.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Feb 2000
Amitrano L, Brancaccio V, Guardascione M A, Margaglione M, Iannaccone L, D'Andrea G, Marmo R, Ames P R, Balzano A
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence and pathogenesis of portal vein thrombosis (PVT) in patients with cirrhosis without hepatocellular carcinoma are not clearly defined. The role of thrombophilic genetic factors is well established in other venous thrombotic diseases, as well as in noncirrhotic portal thrombosis. Recently, new, inherited thrombophilic disorders (factor V Leiden [FVL], mutation G20210A of prothrombin [PTHR A(20210)],...
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